Blood River Episode 11

Rest time is over

The miracle physician and Muyu have established their clinic and daily all the available women come in hopes of catching Muyu’s eye. Apparently his cooking skills are quite lacking.😂 This led to a thoughtful scene with healer and Muyu over some healing chicken soup that reminded her of her passed mentor. This makes the meal bittersweet for her as she is reminded how she learned to make it, tho she is also proud her skill exceeds Muyu.😂 They are visited by a traveler who came to see Muyu. He is invited to dinner but because he can cook.😂 He shares a bit of what he learned and the two take time to appreciate his skills. There is another visitor that is less friendly. There was some reference to a repeated scene but unfortunately I am not familiar with the other stories so missed the tongue in cheek humor of it. The miracle physician is a fangirl of Muyu’s colleagues. 😂 She knows their skill techniques and has the audacity to want to see the frost sword in action. She is very capable in using family and social ties to her advantage to give her access to conversations she is not really part of. This ended with all four sharing a meal and some special wine. The healer pretends to be drunk so she can listen to their conversation and so they think they have privacy. The two visitors are not happy that Muyu is not the patriarch and have some strong opinions about Changhe. Just as the one was heating up in her speech, Changhe himself shows up to comment. There is a brief test between the frost woman and him and a temporary truce as long as Blood River has nothing to do with the towns and are moving to other side and becoming new as promised. Muyu’s healing time is over and he is called back to assume his responsibilities to Su clan. While he and Changhe talk, Changhe reveals the secret of the second sword. He shows Muyu the key and surprisingly he is well aware of what the key belongs to…the Yellow Springs pawn shop. The episode ends with Muyu and Changhe traveling with the soul reapers and an eerie body shifter that can change both face and gender at will. By the time they reach the pawnshop, she has become a he loudly knocking on the door. As Changhe and Muyu enter, there is a man crazily working an abacus and unhappy with the results. He slams it down on the floor and demands them all to be killed. What is unclear is who he is referring to. This story continues at a nice pace that draws in known characters while still introducing them to those like me unfamiliar with the side stories. It does a fine job of combining humor and tension so that the story progresses nicely without the humor feeling overdone. It lightens the mood and helps story transition to more serious topics by showing the camaraderie and rivalry between the assassins.

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